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If you did not enable end-to-end encryption for your WhatsApp backups on Google Drive, the US government could possibly compel Google to hand over your encrypted (but not end-to-end encrypted) backup, and compel Meta to hand over the decryption keys for the backup.
Details about how WhatsApp backup works: The Workings of WhatsApp’s Backups (and Why You Should Enable End-to-End Encrypted Backups).
Thank you for the feedback. I have added additional information to the original post. I hope that the additional information answers all your questions.
People like giving recommendations like Super Tux Kart that haven’t aged well and don’t play well.
What’s the issue with SuperTuxKart? I thought that it was great fun when I played it.
6·3 years agoTime to use Framatalk instead of the main instance. Framatalk is an instance of Jitsi Meet.
13·3 years agoLocalSend is not exactly an alternative to AirDrop. In LocalSend, two devices must be connected to the same LAN to share files with each other. In AirDrop, no LAN connection is necessary. Files are transferred directly between devices, similar to Bluetooth file sharing between devices.
Why would I use this ChatGPT thing when I can self-host Llama 2 or Falcon, which is free and open source?
32·3 years agoWiFi and mobile data are activated all the time.
In our case, there are several problems with activating both WiFi and mobile data all the time:
- At home, if the WiFi is out of range, switched off, or temporarily out of service, Android would start to consume mobile data. This is highly relevant because, at her home, WiFi is unavailable from night time till early morning to enforce self-discipline.
- Outside home, there is no need for WiFi. Why should it be switched on when it will never be used outside home? It would just be a battery drain.
1·3 years agoUsing git it’s probably the most easy and lightweight method to VC plain text …
Really? I am currently using RCS for my simpler version control needs, and Git for larger and collaborative projects.
What are the advantages of using Borg instead of Duplicity?
Behold the Rise of the Cybermen! Elon Musk is the John Lumic of our world. Humanity will be upgraded! https://piped.video/watch?v=TQs3gVobcfg
If you are unable to install a custom ROM on your Samsung smartphone, the next best alternative is probably to use https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater to deactivate as much Google and Samsung spyware as possible.
If and when Signal is packaged for F-Droid, how is the British government going to stop people in the UK from using Signal?
There is Plexus which does this
Thank you. That is exactly the website that I was looking for.
What is meant by “non-free network service” in this context?
Geometric Weather gets its weather data from AccuWeather and OpenWeatherMap, which are not open source weather APIs. In contrast, omWeather gets its weather data from Open-Meteo, which is open source.
No, FlorisBoard does not support Chinese input. Source: https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard/issues/149
Jami seems to have problems with message delivery. I was not able to send a message between my two Android phones. I have tried several times. Is anyone experiencing the same problem?
EDIT: here is a similar complaint: https://old.reddit.com/r/jami/comments/101cq00/why_is_jami_still_not_working/
In the version of Vim that I am using (Vim 8.1), the “advertisement” appears to be randomly chosen between “Help poor children in Uganda!” and “Sponsor Vim development!”.
Pharo is licensed under MIT hence most of my work needs to be licensed also under MIT.
I believe that this is not true. I thought that it is not mandatory for your work to be licensed under the MIT license in this case. Can anyone confirm this?
What’s to stop the installer on Linux from configuring the service such that the service always runs on boot? e.g.
systemctl enable malware.service.